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закадычный друг
wind and decided to tone down her criticism.
закадычный друг a bosom friend/buddy (Am inf)
even remember where I worked three years ago.
заклятый/злейший враг a bitter enemy
W The two teenage girls were bosom friends and went everywhere together. W She's my bosom buddy. I tell her everything.
з а к а з ы в а т ь музыку (дикто вать условия) call the shots/the tune (inf)
W Manchester United and Liverpool are bitter enemies on the football field.
заковыка / заковыристый воп¬ рос ( с л о ж н а я , з а п у т а н н а я проблема) a knotty problem
W Baxter's the big man right now, but he won't be calling the shots much longer i f he loses the contract with the company. W Britain is no longer run from Downing Street. It's Brussels that calls the shots. W We have taken over all full responsibility, which means we call the tune and pay the bills.
закатить скандал/истерику have a fit // throw a tantrum
W Unemployment is a knotty problem - no country in the world has been able to eliminate it completely.
заколачивать деньги knock down/up (Am sl)
W She knocks down a hundred grand a year. W A clever lawyer can knock down $40,000 in a good year. W Jim's father knocked up over $10,000 last year.
заколдованный/замкнутый круг a catch 22 (n Am sl)
W I f your mother sees you in that state, she'll have a fit! W As a young girl, Elko was always throwing tantrums.
закатить/устроить вечеринку throw a party
W Homeless people often find themselves in a Catch-22 situation: they can't afford lodgings, and employers won't hire them without a fixed abode.
закон джунглей the law of the jungle
W I'm throwing a birthday party tonight.
закладывать за воротник/гал¬ стук // прикладываться к бу¬ тылке (запить) hit the bottle (inf)
W It's all very well having a degree in business administration, but you don't learn the law of the jungle at university.
закон подлости // закон бутер¬ брода sod's law (humor) // Murphy's law
W When his wife died he really hit the bottle and was never really sober for a fortnight. W Whenever my husband has a bad day at the office, he hits the bottle.
заклинить (о памяти) seize up
W At the job interview my mind just seized up and I couldn't
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W He hadjust bought a new watch, but the same day he dropped it and broke it. Well, that's sod's law, isn't it? W While we were inflating the hot-air balloon for the journey, we became victims